Claudia MacPhee on mon 28 nov 11
I have a very efficient ash/flash kiln wood fired kiln that gets to temp=
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easily. I would like to fire the huge quantity of cone 6 clay I have inher=
=3D
ited
but know that the kiln I have would not be the best choice.
The question. I have a couple of hundred soft brick and a pile of misc. h=
=3D
ouse bricks etc Any ideas for a kiln design that would work to heat
without lots of the things we normally look for in wood firing?? Like ash..=
=3D
....
I live in a place where electric is expensive and often off and propane i=
=3D
s extremely expensive. We have access to all the wood we ever want......
Thanks for any ideas=3D2C
Claudia MacPhee Tagish=3D2C Yukon
www.paintedbyfire.blogspot.com
=3D
Craig Edwards on mon 28 nov 11
Hello Claudia: I also inherited about 5000lbs of cone6 clay. I fire it in
the back of the Anagama to cone 6-8. I use a cone 6 shino as a liner glaze.
Here is a link to a jar from the last firing.
http://woodfiredpottery.blogspot.com/
I hope that this helps. Good luck on your journey!
Just got 11 cords of wood delivered... the chainsaw and splitter await.
Make Good Pots
~Craig
New London MN
http://woodfiredpottery.blogspot.com/
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Claudia MacPhee
wrote:
> I have a very efficient ash/flash kiln wood fired kiln that gets to tem=
p
> easily. I would like to fire the huge quantity of cone 6 clay I have
> inherited
> but know that the kiln I have would not be the best choice.
>
> The question. I have a couple of hundred soft brick and a pile of misc.
> house bricks etc Any ideas for a kiln design that would work to heat
> without lots of the things we normally look for in wood firing?? Like
> ash......
>
> I live in a place where electric is expensive and often off and propane
> is extremely expensive. We have access to all the wood we ever want......
>
> Thanks for any ideas,
>
> Claudia MacPhee Tagish, Yukon
> www.paintedbyfire.blogspot.com
>
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Lee on tue 29 nov 11
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Claudia MacPhee
wrote:
> =3DA0The question. I have a couple of hundred soft brick and a pile of mi=
sc=3D
. house bricks etc =3DA0Any ideas for a kiln design that would work to heat
> without lots of the things we normally look for in wood firing?? Like ash=
=3D
......
>
> =3DA0I live in a place where electric is expensive and often off and prop=
an=3D
e is extremely expensive. We have access to all the wood we ever want......
>
I find Steve Mills' new design intriguing. I'd like to build it:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3D3D453324069362&set=3D3Da.48858899=
362.=3D
73775.615269362&type=3D3D3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3D3D10150243666179363&set=3D3Da.488=
5889=3D
9362.73775.615269362&type=3D3D3&theater
--
=3DA0Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
=3DA0"Ta tIr na n-=3DF3g ar chul an tI=3D97tIr dlainn trina ch=3DE9ile"=3D9=
7that is, =3D
"The
land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
within itself." -- John O'Donohue
gary navarre on tue 29 nov 11
Gee Claudia, seems if you already have an efficient kiln add the extra insu=
=3D
lation and see if you can fire it to ^6 anyway.=3DA0 I wish I had some ^6 f=
or=3D
the tail of my kiln. I can get the front hot as hell but so far the hottes=
=3D
t the tail got was ^4 so I'm testing some cooler glazes there but the ^10 &=
=3D
^12 clay bodies will only begin to vitrify. I've thought of making flower =
=3D
pot saggers without glaze for some areas of high ash and setting glazed cup=
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s inside but I didn't get around to it so someone else can have a go. I'm s=
=3D
ure it's been done before, I'm just thinking of not keeping the sagger but =
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selling it as a flower pot. It would take some flame flashing and the piece=
=3D
inside would be smoothly glazed. Maybe part of my problem with such variat=
=3D
ion front to tail is trying to get so hot. With a long slower lower firing =
=3D
my kiln might be easier to make the heat even heat throughout. Another time=
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maybe so good luck at seeing what happens.=3D0A=3D0A=3DA0=3D0AGary Navarre=
=3D0ANavar=3D
re Pottery=3D0ANavarre Enterprises=3D0ANorway, Michigan, USA=3D0Ahttp://www=
.Navar=3D
rePottery.etsy.com=3D0Ahttp://www.youtube.com/GindaUP=3D0Ahttp://public.fot=
ki.c=3D
om/GindaUP/=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A________________________________=3D0A From: =
Claudia Ma=3D
cPhee =3D0ATo: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG =3D0ASent=
: Mo=3D
nday, November 28, 2011 1:12 PM=3D0ASubject: [Clayart] Cone 6 Wood??=3D0A =
=3D0A=3D
=3DA0 I have a very efficient ash/flash kiln wood fired kiln that gets to =
te=3D
mp easily. I would like to fire the huge quantity of cone 6 clay I have inh=
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erited=3D0Abut know that the kiln I have would not be the best choice.=3D0A=
=3D0A=3D
=3DA0 The question. I have a couple of hundred soft brick and a pile of mis=
c.=3D
house bricks etc=3DA0 Any ideas for a kiln design that would work to heat=
=3D0A=3D
without lots of the things we normally look for in wood firing?? Like ash..=
=3D
....=3D0A=3D0A=3DA0 I live in a place where electric is expensive and often=
off a=3D
nd propane is extremely expensive. We have access to all the wood we ever w=
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ant......=3D0A=3D0AThanks for any ideas,=3D0A=3D0AClaudia MacPhee=3DA0 Tagi=
sh, Yukon=3D
=3D0Awww.paintedbyfire.blogspot.com
Steve Mills on tue 29 nov 11
Thanks Lee, but that kiln is really an ash generator, which isn't (I think)=
w=3D
hat Claudia wants. Better to build a simple double cross-draught like my Ba=
c=3D
kyard Kiln which fires cleaner, but will give you flame painting on unglaze=
d=3D
surfaces.=3D20
Steve M
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
www.mudslinger.me.uk
Sent from my Ipod touch
On 29 Nov 2011, at 06:34, Lee wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Claudia MacPhee
> wrote:
>=3D20
>> The question. I have a couple of hundred soft brick and a pile of misc.=
h=3D
ouse bricks etc Any ideas for a kiln design that would work to heat
>> without lots of the things we normally look for in wood firing?? Like as=
h=3D
......
>>=3D20
>> I live in a place where electric is expensive and often off and propane=
i=3D
s extremely expensive. We have access to all the wood we ever want......
>>=3D20
>=3D20
> I find Steve Mills' new design intriguing. I'd like to build it:
>=3D20
> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3D3D453324069362&set=3D3Da.488588=
99362=3D
.73775.615269362&type=3D3D3&theater
> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3D3D10150243666179363&set=3D3Da.4=
88588=3D
99362.73775.615269362&type=3D3D3&theater
> --
> Lee Love in Minneapolis
> http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
>=3D20
> "Ta tIr na n-=3DC3=3DB3g ar chul an tI=3DE2=3D80=3D94tIr dlainn trina ch=
=3DC3=3DA9ile"=3DE2=3D
=3D80=3D94that is, "The
> land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
> within itself." -- John O'Donohue
Snail Scott on tue 29 nov 11
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Claudia MacPhee
wrote:
> ...I have a couple of hundred soft brick and a pile of misc. house =3D
bricks etc Any ideas for a kiln design that would work to heat
> without lots of the things we normally look for in wood firing?? Like =3D
ash...
Frederick Olsen's Fast-Fire design is pretty efficient=3D20
and straightforward, and not designed to deposit=3D20
much ash. There will be some, though. His book=3D20
includes plans, and they can be found elsewhere.
-Snail=3D
Mike on tue 29 nov 11
Hello Claudia,
Without having seen your kiln, it is hard to say, but couldn't you fire
all that clay in your current kiln? Quick to cone 6, probably 9 - 10
hours tops. How much ash could you get in that amount of time? The very
front of the ware stack might get some crud, but it would probably be so
small that it would be almost unnoticeable.
From your blog it looks like a lot of your ware is glazed. Same with
your cone 6 stuff?
By the way, I looked at your blog and am now suffering from wood pile envy.
Mike
Mike
in Taku, Japan
http://karatsupots.com
http://karatsupots.blogspot.com
Workshop in Taku 2012: The Simple Teabowl, May 12 - 18
http://karatsupots.com/workshop2012/2012home.html
http://workshopintaku2012.blogspot.com/
(2011/11/29 4:12), Claudia MacPhee wrote:
> I have a very efficient ash/flash kiln wood fired kiln that gets to t=
emp easily. I would like to fire the huge quantity of cone 6 clay I have in=
herited
> but know that the kiln I have would not be the best choice.
>
> The question. I have a couple of hundred soft brick and a pile of misc=
. house bricks etc Any ideas for a kiln design that would work to heat
> without lots of the things we normally look for in wood firing?? Like ash=
......
>
> I live in a place where electric is expensive and often off and propan=
e is extremely expensive. We have access to all the wood we ever want......
>
> Thanks for any ideas,
>
> Claudia MacPhee Tagish, Yukon
> www.paintedbyfire.blogspot.com
>
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